Chicano-Mexican Cultural Assimilation and Anglo-Saxon Cultural Dominance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6064030 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Menchaca (0000-0001-5569-9961, The University of Texas at Austin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 203-231 |
| Publication date | 1989-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9863 • E-ISSN: 1552-6364 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/07399863890113001 |
| OpenAlex | W2104269314 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
This article examines the cultural assimilationl proc.ess of a Mexicani-origini community in tIhe agrarian ciiyl of Sanita Paula, California. Thle aim of tlis stildy is to describe how the niotion of Anglo-Saxon sutperiority set forth t)he plhilosophical foutndatiolns that structiured the cultural assimilation of the Mexican-origin groups. It is argued that the philosophly of Aniglo-Saxoni suiperiority gen1erated a culturally ranked social order in Sanita Paula that serv>ed to ascribe to the Mexican-orIiginl gr'oulps ani inJrrior social positioni. Thlis nativist philosophly has historically beeli utsed bv ti/e domIIilnlant culture to inistill proper behav ior in the Mexicani-origini populationi anid to preserve tile existing social order of the Anglo elite. A major finiding of this invtlestigation1 c ontc liuded ihat althoughi the ideology of Aiglo-Saxon super-ior-ity genier-ated iititragrouip c'onIflict withinl the Mexic'an-origin contnttuti;, it simtultanleoulslyv promot'oied intrgi-outp unlity. Durzilig periods of imitolerable r-acialprejutdice. Whent the Anglo-American community attempted to coaifer social disadvantages ulponI the Mexicait-origini contutntlity, the subordinate ethnic group responded by temporarily disregar-ding its ciltutrral dijfereItces as a meanis to mobilize a united front
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 1997 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |